Ethanol Week - February 25, 2013

D6 ethanol RINs up sharply, peaking Feb. 21 at more than 40 cents Renewable identification numbers (RINs) for renewable fuels, such as corn ethanol, are up significantly. The RINs, which have traditionally gone for about 2 cents a gallon starting reached 46 cents for 2013 RINs on Feb. 21. READ MORE SHARE
ePURE welcomes EU anti-dumping measures on U.S. ethanol The EU Council published today a regulation imposing an anti-dumping duty on US bioethanol exports to the EU. As of tomorrow, a 62.9 euro per metric ton duty will be applied to all imports of ethanol from the US for the next five years. READ MORE SHARE
	Lux: Alternative fuel companies reach for real revenue in 2013 A 32-page report by Lux Research picks winners and losers in 2012 among alternative fuel developers. The state of the market report, which is provided only to clients, also predicts that many companies will generate real revenue in 2013. READ MORE SHARE
Infographic illustrates ethanol's state-by-state impact on job The Renewable Fuels Association has released a state-by-state update to the "Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States," an economic impact analysis performed by Cardno ENTRIX. READ MORE SHARE
Chromatin signs sorghum supply deal with Aemetis Chromatin Inc.and Aemetis Inc. have announced that they have entered into a multi-year agreement to source locally-grown grain sorghum. Under the agreement, Chromatin will engage local growers to plant its hybrid grain sorghum on up to 30,000 acres. READ MORE SHARE
API takes its E15 dispute to the Supreme Court The American Petroleum Institute and other organizations have filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court, challenging the D.C. Circuit Court's decision to reject its challenge U.S. EPA's decision to grant partial waiver for the use of E15. READ MORE SHARE
SDSU study maps western expansion of Corn Belt Researchers with the Geographic Information Science Center of Excellence at South Dakota State University in Brookings used USDA satellite land cover data to put some numbers behind those observations and map the conversion of grass-dominated land. READ MORE SHARE
BioFuel Energy announces workforce reduction at Minn. plant Biofuel Energy Corp. has announced that it has reduced staffing at its 110 MMgy Fairmont, Minn., ethanol facility, resulting in the elimination of approximately 40 full-time positions. The plant was idled in September 2012. READ MORE SHARE
Ag economist maps 2012 drought using state corn yields Comparing last year's corn yields to the trend yielded an interesting map of the drought of 2012. "The U.S. dodged a bullet with the 2012 drought," wrote University of Illinois ag economist Gary Schnitkey in the FarmDocDaily. READ MORE SHARE
DEFRA releases UK biofuel feedstock production statistics The U.K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs recently published experimental statistics on biofuel crops. U.K. farmers planted an estimated 1.939 million hectares of wheat in 2010, with 75 hectares used for ethanol production. READ MORE SHARE
Understanding termite digestion could help biofuels A termite's own biology with help from microorganisms called protists, are keys to the insect's digestion of woody material, according to a Purdue University scientist. READ MORE SHARE
Chromatin to contract sorghum acres for Pacific Ethanol Sorghum developer Chromatin Inc. has signed a multi-year agreement with Pacific Ethanol Inc. to supply the California ethanol producer with locally-grown grain sorghum, with an eventual goal of 30,000 acres. READ MORE SHARE
Bioenergy combined with CCS could enable carbon-negative energy Stanford University's Global Climate and Energy Project has released a report highlighting the potential to combine bioenergy production with carbon capture and storage techniques to enable carbon-negative energy production. READ MORE SHARE
Ethanol industry pledges to challenge the EU tariff The European Commission is officially imposing an $83.03 per metric ton tariff on U.S. ethanol entering the European Union. The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy intend to challenge the policy in every manner possible. READ MORE SHARE
Bill would limit EPA's ability to increase cellulosic RFS volumes Pending legislation in the U.S. House of Representatives aims to limit the ability of the U.S. EPA to increase the cellulosic biofuel requirements its sets each year under the renewable fuel standard (RFS). READ MORE SHARE
MIT scientists boost isobutanol production in yeast MIT chemical engineers and biologists have devised a way to dramatically boost isobutanol production in yeast, which naturally make it in small amounts. They engineered yeast so that isobutanol synthesis takes place entirely within mitochondria. READ MORE SHARE